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Issiar Dia (born 8 June 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level.

Club career

Nancy

In summer 2006, Dia joined AS Nancy from SC Amiens for a €2 million transfer fee. On 10 September 2006, he made his Ligue 1 debut in a match against Toulouse FC replacing Monsef Zerka in the 68th minute. 18 days later, he scored on his international debut in a 3–1 return leg win against tournament favourites FC Schalke 04 in the first round of the UEFA Cup; he was involved in all three goals.

In his first spell at AS Nancy, he made a total of 115 league appearances scoring 13 goals with 8 of those coming in his last season at the club.

Fenerbahçe

On 21 July 2010, Fenerbahçe announced that Dia had joined the team on a four-year contract for a sum of €8 million.[2] He ended a long scoring drought on 5 February 2011 with a goal against Manisaspor, as Fenerbahçe won 3–1 in the dying minutes of the game. After a two-year spell with the Turkish club, he joined Qatari champions Lekhwiya SC.[3]

Lekhwiya

Al Kharaitiyat (loan)

Gazélec Ajaccio

Al Kharaitiyat

Nancy

On 31 August 2016, Dia returned to Nancy on a one-year deal.[4] He left the club at the end of the season.[5]

Yeni Malatyaspor

On 1 July 2017, Dia returned to Turkey and sign three years deal with Yeni Malatyaspor.

International career

Dia earned a call up to the France U-21 squad, the country of his birth.

After his 21st birthday, he chose to pledge his future to the Senegalese. He was selected for the squad the first time possible, against Gambia, and came on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Frederic Mendy.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 April 2017[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
Division App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Amiens 2004–05 Ligue 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2005–06 29 8 3 0 0 0 32 8
2006–07 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 45 8 4 0 0 0 49 8
Nancy 2006–07 Ligue 1 15 1 3 1 6 1 24 3
2007–08 31 1 3 1 0 0 34 2
2008–09 24 3 3 0 5 0 32 3
2009–10 33 8 2 1 0 0 35 9
Total 103 13 11 3 11 1 125 17
Fenerbahçe 2010–11 Süper Lig 25 2 3 0 1 0 29 2
2011–12 16 3 3 1 0 0 19 4
Total 41 5 6 1 1 0 48 6
Lekhwiya 2012–13 Qatar Stars League 16 3 0 0 7 2 23 5
2013–14 12 0 3 2 1 0 16 2
Total 28 3 3 2 8 2 39 7
Al Kharaitiyat SC 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
2015–16 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
Total 30 3 0 0 0 0 30 3
Gazélec Ajaccio 2015–16 Ligue 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Nancy 2016–17 Ligue 1 31 8 3 0 0 0 34 8
Yeni Malatyaspor 2017-18 Süper Lig 12 0 3 0 0 0 15 0
2018-19 Süper Lig 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Total 14 0 5 0 0 0 19 0
Career total 303 40 33 6 20 3 356 49
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Turkish Cup, Qatari Stars Cup
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, AFC Champions League

International

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dia goal.
List of international goals scored by Issiar Dia
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
17 November 2010 Saint Gratien  Gabon 2–1 Friendly

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c "Issiar Dia". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ "FINISHED: Official: Fenerbahce Sign Issiar Dia From Nancy | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Senegal's Issiar Dia signs for Lekhwiya in Qatar". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Le retour de Dia" [Dia returns] (in French). AS Nancy. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Transfert : Dia, Diarra et Puyo quittent Nancy". L'Équipe (in French). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Issiar DIA - Football : la fiche de Issiar DIA (Nancy)". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  7. ^ "I. Dia". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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